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aimglitchz t1_jdeld3r wrote
So platform barriers coming to Amtrak stations
StrngBrew t1_jdemmne wrote
One year from now
"Byford resigns as Amtrak VP"
Dull-Contact120 t1_jdeo6e6 wrote
Train daddy is back
DontDrinkTooMuch t1_jdeq40t wrote
Train ZADDY
manormortal t1_jdes8xd wrote
Big double D energy.
ketzal7 t1_jdesl6e wrote
I think after seeing how much of shitshow the MTA leadership and board is he decided never to work there again.
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kingcreamEAT t1_jdeuq7s wrote
Guarantee you that man is making an additional $50k per year for each job he hops to lol
DJBabyB0kCh0y t1_jdeuvrq wrote
That's to keep the trains from jumping the tracks and hitting people. Which with Amtrak is far more likely than a person jumping onto the tracks.
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Head_Acanthisitta256 t1_jdfcvmi wrote
Unbelievable that that creep Cuomo neutered Byford before he had a chance to do some genuine transformation of the MTA.
MirthandMystery t1_jdffks7 wrote
Excellent, Andy Byford knows his business. Was sad to hear he left the MTA a few years back.
He’s cool, calm, collected. Experienced with sorting train probs all over the world. Should be a great asset for Amtrak.
P0stNutClarity t1_jdffnsy wrote
The Tom Brady of transit. That was a quick retirement
GrenadoHencho t1_jdfixky wrote
Amtrak is beyond fixing
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PatrickMaloney1 t1_jdfs0bl wrote
I hope Amtrak doesn’t kill his spirit :(
GrenadoHencho t1_jdfsl4j wrote
It’s not a matter of funding.
brooklynlad t1_jdfye3l wrote
A smart and reasonable thing to do.
ManhattanRailfan t1_jdfzx8p wrote
There's a pretty easy solution to that that basically every other country on the planet has done. Nationalize the railroads, or at the very least, the infrastructure.
yuriydee t1_jdg0yy4 wrote
Cuomo may have won the battle by forcing out Byford, but Byford has destroyed Cuomo in the war. Ironically Byford left at almost the perfect time as well, right before the scandal started.
yuriydee t1_jdg128m wrote
As we all should be doing (if you have the opportunity, then do it and get yourself a raise).
RandomRedditor44 t1_jdgabj7 wrote
Train Daddy is BACK IN BUSINESS
grubas t1_jdgfmxe wrote
Cuomo got pissed at him for getting more good press than him and basically ran him out.
Taino00 t1_jdgqn6c wrote
I'm fuckin hype
Jimmy_kong253 t1_jdgrsq2 wrote
He should run the whole Amtrak not be some vice president bs
kinky_boots t1_jdgsflb wrote
Add humble and modest. Loved that he was working weekends during the L shutdowns with his rank and file staff in the subways dealing directly with the public.
Tsquare43 t1_jdh6u0o wrote
He made it untenable. He stripped away what he wanted to do from the position, so he would leave. And then he did.
GrenadoHencho t1_jdh7rd7 wrote
I agree but appointing Andy Byford doesn’t get us any closer to that scenario. That’s my point. He’s a celebrity among urbanist nerds but he’s not some superhero who can force the nationalization of an entire industry.
anObscurity t1_jdh7yv5 wrote
He’s the best in the biz. TfL is running like a smooth ship now and the Elizabeth line is done and humming. Now he’s on to the next agency to fix.
anObscurity t1_jdh8484 wrote
Cuomo is such a bitch. Couldn’t handle that someone else was actually good at their job and did what they were hired to do. All politics for him. Good riddance
anObscurity t1_jdh88de wrote
I genuinely believe Byford could have accelerated the 2nd Ave subway and we might even have been starting phase 3 by now
anObscurity t1_jdh8c87 wrote
Much less hubris at the Amtrak/federal level politics. I think he will be able to run free like the train daddy stallion he is
mapinis t1_jdhzvkq wrote
The MBTA will miss out then
ike_tyson t1_jdi54v3 wrote
Too bad he's not running the MTA :(
CaptainCompost t1_jdi7mi0 wrote
It was specifically because of Cuomo and his batshit behavior. There's a whole saga. Byford has talked about it pretty frankly.
LtRavs t1_jdi7t0h wrote
Wtf are you talking about?
CaptainCompost t1_jdi7y1g wrote
Should superman hang out after he prevents a plane crash or should he fly off to save a bus of school kids from going over a cliff?
msd90 t1_jdiaehg wrote
Used to live in Toronto when this guy was the head of the TTC. This guy knows his stuff, still wish he was head of the MTA.
BreakfastSpecials t1_jdiekpj wrote
The GOAT.
We as a nation need to make him Secretary of Transportation.
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Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jdj0psp wrote
Asking honestly, why do people like Byford? I don’t really know much about his accomplishments. Seemed like he had good ideas, but he wasn’t around long enough to do much with them.
JohnnyStrides t1_jdj3vgr wrote
His hands were tied in Toronto too. Two cities that got the right guy for the job and squandered it. Oh well at lest Jane Jacobs was effective in both 🤷♀️
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Worth_Location_3375 t1_jdjhm6b wrote
Excellent
fuchsdh t1_jdjwuu8 wrote
Stuff like the continued ADA station rollout, contactless payment, and signal modernization were things that he spearheaded. The trains in 2017 were an absolute shitshow, and he managed to turn it around. He wasn't a magic bullet—the MTA remains a terribly inefficient organization, and fact that Cuomo could effectively strip him of authority to undermine him demonstrates the limits of what he was able to accomplish—but the city would absolutely be worse off without his term here.
Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jdk1bqv wrote
Thank you!
ShadownetZero t1_jdkynkd wrote
"tRaIn dAdDy cOmE bAck"
ketzal7 t1_jdl3vir wrote
Cuomo was the main culprit but I feel like the board isn’t really much better and is filled with political appointees who don’t have much interest in transit improvements.
CaptainCompost t1_jdmgf6o wrote
Fair enough. But who appoints people to the board?
ketzal7 t1_jdmy6s8 wrote
Well right now it’s a mix of appointees from the governor, mayor, borough presidents, and county execs from the surrounding counties, and some union reps.
The governor has the power to appoint a chairman so they have the most influence, but in general it seems like most of these board members aren’t super familiar with the subway system or represent other interests.
JuniorAct7 t1_jdug9wm wrote
The Save Safe Seconds Campaign greatly improved on-time performance and proved some of the deterioration in service was actually just overly aggressive signal timers and speed limits rather than whatever else the MTA made its scapegoat. Probably his best initiative and still paying dividends.
jamie030592 t1_jdek8od wrote
The man job hops that is for sure lol.